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IMCA Late Model veterans chase $500 bonuses at Marshalltown Deery

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (May 27) – Veterans of the IMCA Late Model division are in the running for a pair of $500 bonuses when Marshalltown Speedway hosts the Deery Brothers Summer Series on Tuesday, June 2. The Miller Lite 50 tour event pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Former promoter Steve Priske, now the owner of Rumour’s Bar & Grill in Marshalltown, will also pay a $500 bonus to the highest finishing Late Model driver who competed at Marshalltown between 1985 and 1990, plus another $500 bonus if that driver can win the main event. Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls, a seven-time tour champion, took home both bonuses from the Deery feature held last year, during the track’s 50th anniversary season. The first of 23 Deery Series events at Marshalltown was held in 1987. The division was sanctioned there weekly from 1987 through 1990. Deery drivers with roots in the 1985-1990 Late Model era at Marshalltown have enjoyed their share of success there: Curt Martin of Independence has won five local Deery [Read More]

Memorial Day Hawkeye Dirt Tour show canceled

MASON CITY, Iowa (May 25) – The Memorial Day IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour event at I-35 Speedway has been canceled due to the weekend of wet weather. Up next in the series for touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds is the Tuesday, June 9 show at Jackson County Speedway. The Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models is also at Maquoketa that evening.

Diamond Mountain hosts May 29, 30 Racing For a Reason

VERNAL, Utah – The inaugural Racing for a Reason Rumble at Diamond Mountain Speedway boasts a pair of $1,000 to win features for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds this Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30. Racing for a Reason Rumble is designed to be an annual event and help various recipients in need. The 2015 recipient is six-year-old Kaden McCormick of Roosevelt, Utah, who is in need of another kidney transplant. Both Modified features are 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifiers and pay a minimum of $125 to start. Twenty Modifieds will take the green flag in each 20-lap main event. IMCA SportMods will race for $500 to win and $75 to start each night. The Buy a Lap Challenge will also be held. It will be $20 a lap and half the earnings will go toward the Kaden McCormick’s kidney transplant fund; the other half will go to the driver who leads that lap. Racing starts at 7 p.m. both nights set at Vernal. Regular grandstand admission is $8 for adults. Hill parking [Read More]

Battle Mountain hosts May 30 Iturriaga Memorial for IMCA Modifieds

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. – Battle Mountain Raceway hosts its second annual Iturriaga NAPA Memorial special this Saturday, May 30. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $1,000 to win and a spot on the ballot for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Larry Shaw Racing Western Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 5 p.m. All drivers must check in at the pit window by 7 p.m.; racing follows the 7:15 p.m. drivers’ meeting. Grandstand admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students ages 6-18, and free for kids five and under when accompanying a paying adult or senior. More information is available by calling Angie Gonzales at 775 455-5275 or Jimbob Unger at 775 340-0585.

IMCA Southern SportMods go topless in $5,000 to win event at Route 66 on May 30

AMARILLO, Texas (May 24) – A top prize of $5,000 is on the line for Route 66 Motor Speedway’s Saturday, May 30 topless special for Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMods. Twenty cars will take the green flag for the main event, with $2,500 paid for second, $1,500 for third and $1,000 for fourth. Minimum start money is $200. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National and Allstar Performance State points, but no local track points will be given. Entry fee is $100. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. on race day. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15. Pit passes are $30. The topless special is sponsored by Budweiser, Bud Light and Fike’s Transmission Specialists LLC. More information is available from promoter Nathan Bichsel at 806 681-0936 and at the www.route66motorspeedway.com website.

Stuart’s Ron Little/Bones Memorial rescheduled for June 14

STUART, Iowa (May 24) – Tonight’s Ron Little/Bones Memorial for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Stuart Speedway has been rescheduled due to inclement weather to Sunday, June 14. Modifieds chase a $1,000 check at the 15th annual event. If not already vote eligible, the winner becomes a ballot candidate for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. Another $1,000 is at stake for the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars on Stew Hansen Night that evening. More information is available by calling 515 238-6945 and at the www.stuartspeedway.net website.

Three dates announced for Dominick Bruns Memorial Challenge Cup Chase

DANUBE, Minn. – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will race for $1,000 to win on each of three Dominick Bruns Memorial Challenge Cup Chase dates. Jackson Speedway hosts the opening night show on Saturday, May 30. The Chase is at Murray County Speedway in Slayton on Friday, July 17 and at Redwood Speedway in Redwood Falls on Sunday, July 26. The top driver in point standings for the three nights earns a $1,000 share of the $2,000 series point fund and becomes eligible to qualify for the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. The runner-up in points earns $600 and third place in the standings is good for $400. Defending Challenge Cup Chase champion is Jim Larson. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region, Allstar Performance State and local track points, as well as special series points, will be given all three nights. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. at Jackson. Hot laps are at [Read More]

Deery Series is bound for Boone on Memorial Day

BOONE, Iowa – Still looking for a repeat winner this season, the Deery Brothers Summer Series travels to Boone Speedway for its traditional Memorial Day show next Monday, May 25. Corey Zeitner, defending champion Justin Kay, Joel Callahan and seven-time IMCA Late Model tour champ Jeff Aikey each have single series wins so far. Andy Nezworski, however, has yet to finish outside the top five and brings the point lead to town. The main event at Boone pays $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. Pit gates open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $7 for students ages 13-17 and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30. Forty-two previous Deery events have been held at Boone, 13 of them on Memorial Day. Five of Aikey’s series-leading 64 victories have come at Boone, including the 2013 and 2014 IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled [Read More]

Memorial Day show at I-35 next for IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour

MASON CITY, Iowa – A very busy Memorial Holiday Weekend at I-35 Speedway concludes with the second installment of the IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds travel to Mason City to race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start their Monday, May 25 main event. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts join the Modifieds on the Sunday, May 24 Skip Rose Memorial program at I-35 and on the Monday card. Sunday’s Modified feature also pays $1,000 to win. Both Modified main events are qualifiers for the 2015 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and racing follows 6 p.m. hot laps both days. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Family passes are $40 and pit passes are $30. The four previous Hawkeye Dirt Tour events held at I-35 Speedway have resulted in as many different winners. Richie [Read More]

Veterans’ Appreciation Night Friday  at Clay County Fair Speedway

SPENCER, Iowa – Friday, May 22 is Veterans’ Appreciation Night at the Clay County Fair Speedway. All veterans receive half-price admission. Hot laps begin at 7 p.m. with races to follow. “Friday night’s race will kick off Memorial Day Weekend and we wanted to use the race as an opportunity to thank our military for their service to our great country,” said CCF Manager Jeremy Parsons. “We have also pushed hot laps back to 7 p.m. to accommodate the many drivers who are joining us further from the Spencer area.” After two weeks of racing at Clay County Fair Speedway, point leaders are Ryan Ruter of Kanawha in the IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, Roger Verdoorn of Sibley in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Doug Smith of Lake City in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, Chad Lonneman of Adrian, Minn., in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Jay DeVries of Spencer in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts. The Finish Line Food Court and Clay County Fair Speedway box office open at 5:30 p.m. on race days. Tickets are $12 [Read More]